Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Védrines-Saint-Loup: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9351
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangmere - Marseille
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Védrines-Saint-Loup. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Crew:
F/Lt James Wilkinson-Bell, pilot,
Sgt James Alexander Malcolm, observer,
Cpl Edward Raymond Blake, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Crozon-sur-Vauvre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9318
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangmere - Marseille
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Crozon-sur-Vauvre, some 38 km southeast from Châteauroux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Martin Field, pilot,
Sgt David Murrie, observer,
AC1 Edward Pickford, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Prunières: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9314
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangmere - Marseille
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Prunières, some 20 km east of Gap. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Johnston, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth G. Walker, observer,
LAC William H. Higgins, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Charroux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9317
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangmere - Marseille
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in La Maillerie, two km south of Charroux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Colin Wright Handley, pilot,
LAC James Gilbert Broadbent Thomas, observer,
Sgt Patrick Denis Humphrey McGovern, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in East Dean: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5852
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tangmere - Tangmere
MSN:
SH.45
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While descending to RAF Tangmere in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a hill and disintegrated. All five crewmen were killed.
Crew (24th Squadron):
P/O Hedley Eric Large, pilot,
F/O Colman O'Shaughnessy Murphy, pilot,
AC1 Leonard Bradburn,
LAC Wilfred Arnol Harper,
LAC Ernest Wragg.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Portslade: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1427
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Rosières-en-Santerre – Tangmere – Kemble
MSN:
8710
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre at 0800LT on a flight to Kemble via Tangmere, carrying four crew members. After passing Brighton, the crew encountered poor visibility due to low clouds. Flying too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and crashed in Jeffries Point, near Portslade. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Henry Stephen Penton Hulton, pilot, †
Sgt Oliver William Dumbreck, observer, †
LAC Oultram,
Cpl G. E. Lapwood.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Tangmere: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1127
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangmere - Tangmere
MSN:
8410
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Tangmere. On final approach in poor weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Monroe-Hinds, pilot,
P/O Hugh Kendrick Arthur Drummond,
P/O Martin Victor Dugdale.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Tangmere

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6275
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tangmere - Tangmere
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Tangmere, the twin engine aircraft was too low, hit a hedge and crashed. All three crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Too low approach.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Borrowby

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6280
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tangmere - Tangmere
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing while cruising in poor weather conditions. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. The crew escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Tangmere

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6314
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tangmere - Tangmere
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Tangmere, the twin engine aircraft was hit by a flare and crash landed on the runway, bursting into flames. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after being hit by a flare on approach.